Holder for pencils and erasers



J. E. SMOOT.

HOLDER FOR PENCILS AND ERASERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-16.1920.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

HOLDER FOR PENCILS AND EBASERS.

Application filed January 16, 1920. Serial No. 351,968.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES-EDWARD SMoo'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Concord, in the county of Cabarrus and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Holder for Pencils and Erasers,of which the following is a speclfica-tion.

It is the object of this invention to provide a simple device adapted tohold an eraser and a crayon or pencil, the construction being such thatshort pieces, otherwise wasted, may be rendered useful.

The invention aims to provide, in a device of the class described, anejector of novel construction, cooperating in a novel way with thesleeve which holds the eraser and the pencil.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

vVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription pro-.

ceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of partsand in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes inthe precise embodimen of the invention shown can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawingsr- Figure 1 shows in side elevation, adevice constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a crosssection taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 Figure 3 is across section taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; andFigure 1 is an elevation disclosing the opposite side of the device fromthat depicted in Figure 1, the pencil and the eraser having beenomitted.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a sleeve 1,preferably made of resilient metal, the sleeve being provided with aslot 2, extended from one end of the sleeve to the other. The sleeve 1is supplied at its ends with beads 3. An ejector is mounted forreciprocation on the sleeve 1, longitudinally thereof, the ejector beingfashioned from a single strip of resilient metal disposed in annularform, the strip being bent intermediate its ends to form an inwardlyprojecting double walled finger 5 movable in the slot 2 of the sleevetoward either end of the sleeve 1,

be used or omitted as occasion may demand 1 and 4,. The ejector includesfree terminals 6, which bear upon the sleeve 1 at a point diametricallyoppo-site to the slot 2.

A pencil or crayon 8 is inserted in one end of the sleeve 1' and aneraser 7 is inserted in the other end of the sleeve. The

tion with the eraser 7 or into cooperating relation with the pencil 8,to advance or eject either the eraser or the pencil, the ejectorexercising its function when the finger portion 5 thereof comes intocontact with the inner end of the eraser or with the inner end of thepencil.

ejector 4: may be slid into cooperating rela-.

There is an advantage in providing the ejector 4 with the finger 5,located midway between the ends 6 of the ejector. Owing to thisconstruction, the free ends 6 of theejector engage with the sleeve 1 ata point diametrically opposite to the slot 2. The sleeve, therefore, isnot likely to open, and loosen its hold on the eraser or the pencil. Theejector 4i grips the sleeve 1 with 'a close projecting within thesleeve, the ejector being denoted generally by thenumeral sliding fit,but the ejector may be advanced sure is applied to the ejector. Thebeads 3 serve to prevent the ejector 4 from being slid completely offthe sleeve 1.

if pres- Since the sleeve 1 is resilient, it may be spread suflicientlyto accommodate pencils and erasers of different diameters, the ejector 4expanding as the sleeve expands and con tracting as the sleevecontracts. The construction is such that a sure grip upon the pencil andthe eraser may be had, and short pieces which otherwise would be castaway, may be rendered useful. The ejector {1 may 7 but when it forms apart of the device, the structure will include a simple but efficientmeans whereby the pencil. or the eraser may be advanced or be removedfrom the sleeve. Especial attention is directedo the fact that thefinger 5 of the ejector a is of doublewalled construction. Owing to thisfeature, the finger of the ejector will be unusually stiff and will bestrong enough to advance either the eraser or the pencil, should eitherinvention,

ing a tubular sleeve having a single longitudinal slot extended the fulllength of the sleeve through both ends of the sleeve, the provision of asingle slot serving to increase the strength of the sleeve and reducingthe number of edges which might fray a garment pocket; and an ejectorslidable on the sleeve, the ejector being fashioned from a single stripof material disposed in annular form the strip being Provided with aninwardly projecting finger movable in the slot and extending into thesleeve, the strip having free terminals which extend transversely of thesleeve into end contact at a point diametrically opposite to the slot,thereby to restrain the sleeve from spread ing at the slot and toredncethe number of edges which might fray a garment pocket. Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed mysignaure in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES EDWARD SMOOT.

Witnesses N, S; YOUNG,

W. H, MUsE, Jr.

